Please Read Fully Before Completing Your Application Form

ADULLAM HOMES HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Employment Application Form

GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS

Please read fully before completing your application form

1. As an Equal Opportunities Association, we prefer to shortlist from completed application forms. However,we will accept CVsif accompanied with a detailed covering letter stating how you meet the role criteria.

1. Your application form is very important because it is the only basis on which we decide whether or not to progress your application. Please complete all sections of the form. If you wish to add more information please do not use more than 2 sides of A4 paper.

1. The Role Profile and Person Specification form an integral part of the application form. Using both of these documents, please indicate in the section of the application form called “How you can help”, how you fulfil the criteria in the Person Specification.

1. Remember to include all relevant experience or skills from paid employment, voluntary work, leisure interests and family life. Please say when and where your experience and knowledge was gained and the period over which you have put them into practice.

1. We require references covering the previous 3 years of your employment. Please ensure that your referee details cover this period of time. Referees will not be contacted prior to interview without your permission. Where possible, please provide email addresses for referees as this speeds up the recruitment process. Should you be offered the post, we require a Criminal Disclosure check to be undertaken, the level of which is dependent on the role.

1. Due to the nature of the work of the Association, some posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. If you have been sent a form headed 'Exemption from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974' you must declare every conviction you have had even if it does not seem to be relevant or took place a long time ago. Even if you have convictions, you may still be considered for the post.

1. Unless filling in your form electronically, please complete in black ink and your own handwriting. Do not display your name on any part of the form other than where requested (including signature box). Do not use staples to attach additional information.

1. Please state which post you are applying for.

Return your completed application form to

Call 0121 500 2828 to speak to a member of the HR Team

Please note: We will only contact those who have been shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Thank you for your interest in Adullam

All about you
This page will be detached prior
to shortlisting.

Job applied for including reference number:

Title:

Full name:

Preferred name:

Address:

Postcode:

Main contact number:

E-mail address:

Advert

Where did you see the advert/job opportunity?
If job site, please state which.

Equal opportunities

Adullam is an equal opportunities employer. Our aim is to ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on any grounds.

To enable us to monitor the effectiveness of our policy, we would appreciate your help by completing this form. The form is separated from your application as soon as it arrives and is not passed to anyone involved in the shortlisting or selection process. The information is used for statistical purposes only and will be treated as strictly confidential.

Ethnic origin

Do you consider yourself to be:

White

Black Caribbean

Indian

Irish

Black African

Bangladeshi

Pakistani

Chinese

Black other (please specify)
Other (please specify)

N.B: These classifications may be revised in-line with census output data and/or any recommendations made by the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.

Gender

Male

Female

FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

Job reference number: Candidate reference number:

FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

Job reference number: Candidate reference number:

Education/Qualifications

Dates: From – To / School/College/University / Qualifications and subject
Specialist/relevant training or professional membership

(please continue on a separate sheet if necessary)

References

Please provide 2 references, one must be your current/most recent employer.

Reference 1 (current/most recent employer):

Name:
Company name and address:
Email address:
Telephone number: Relationship:
Can we contact this person for a reference prior to interview? Yes No If not, please state why:

Reference 2 (need not be a previous employer if current/most recent employment was for a duration of 3 years or more):

Name:
(Company name) and address:
Email address:
Telephone number: Relationship:
Can we contact this person for a reference prior to interview? Yes No If not, please state why:

Work experience

Current/most recent position held: From: To:
Company name, address and email:
Brief outline of duties:
Salary: Reason for leaving: Notice period (if applicable):
Previous position 1 held: From: To:
Company name, address and email:
Reason for leaving:
Previous position 2 held: From: To:
Company name, address and email:
Reason for leaving:
Previous position 3 held: From: To:
Company name, address and email:
Reason for leaving:
Previous position 4 held: From: To:
Company name, address and email:
Reason for leaving:

(please continue on a separate sheet if necessary)

How you can help

Using the Person Specification and Job Description, please give evidence of how your previous experiences will impact on the post applied for. (Please continue on a separate sheet if you wish.)

Additional information

Do you have the right to work in the UK?Yes No

Do you have a current valid UK driving licence? Yes No

Do you own or have access to a car? Yes No

Have you been convicted of any criminal offence whether it be ‘unspent’ or ‘spent’ as designated by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974)? Yes No (If yes, please give details):

Are you related to a board member, a committee member or an employee of Adullam? Yes No

If yes, please state the name of the person and the relationship.

Are you able to work within the Christian Ethos of the Association? Yes No

Have you applied for any other post in Adullam in the past year? Yes No (If yes, please give details):
Posts(s) applied for:
Date(s) applied:
Were you shortlisted for an assessment centre? And/or an interview?

Have you previously worked for Adullam through an employment agency? Yes No (If yes, please give details):

Name of agency/agencies:

Date last worked for Adullam:

I declare that the above information is accurate and complete and that any untrue or misleading information could lead to the rejection of this application or disciplinary action.

By signing I agree that my details will be used for processing my application for employment.
All information will be kept for a period of 6 months and destroyed.

Signature: / Date: